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Alcohol abuse in Canada

Statistics report on alcohol abuse in Canada

This report provides some of the most interesting facts and figures relating to the use and abuse of alcohol in Canada. It provides information on the drinking behaviors of Canadians, awareness related to alcohol harms, hospitalizations and deaths due to alcohol use. It also includes a special chapter on the economic burden of alcohol use and alcohol-related impaired driving in Canada.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Weekly alcohol consumption in Canada 2023, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Typical type of alcohol consumed by Canadians 2023
  • Premium Statistic Dry January or February participation in Canada 2023, by generation

Heavy drinkers

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  • Basic Statistic Percent of Canadian adults who were heavy alcohol drinkers 2015-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian adults who were heavy alcohol drinkers 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of Canadians who were heavy alcohol drinkers 2015-2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of Canadians who were heavy alcohol drinkers 2023, by gender and province
  • Basic Statistic Share of Canadian adults with heavy drinking in the past year as of 2023, by province

Awarness of alcohol-related risks

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  • Premium Statistic Awareness of the term "standard drink" among alcohol consuming Canadians 2023
  • Premium Statistic Impact of warning labels on perceptions of harms caused by alcohol in Canada 2023
  • Premium Statistic Impact of warning labels on drinking alcohol in Canada 2023
  • Premium Statistic Attitude towards labeling alcoholic beverages with health warnings in Canada 2023

Impaired driving

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  • Premium Statistic Rate of alcohol-related suspensions & driving charges Canada 2021, by province
  • Premium Statistic Number of alcohol-related federal driving charges in Canada 2021, by province
  • Premium Statistic Rate of alcohol-related license suspensions & driving charges in Canada 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of alcohol-related federal impaired driving charges in Canada 2010-2021

Hospitalization

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  • Premium Statistic Rate of hospitalizations attributable to alcohol in Canada 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Rate of hospitalizations attributable to alcohol in Canada 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic Rate of hospitalizations related to alcohol in Canada 2024, by gender and province
  • Premium Statistic Rate of alcohol-related hospitalizations in men in Canada 2015-2024
  • Premium Statistic Rate of alcohol-related hospitalizations in women in Canada 2015-2024

Deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Fatalities from alcohol use disorder per 100,000 people in Canada 1990-2019
  • Premium Statistic Rate of premature deaths related to alcohol in Canada 1990-2019
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths from alcohol use disorder Canada 1990-2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths attributed to alcohol use in Canada 1990-2019

Economic burden

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  • Premium Statistic Healthcare burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by substance type
  • Premium Statistic Economic burden of substance use in Canada in 2020, by substance type
  • Premium Statistic Per-person lost productivity costs due to alcohol use in Canada 2007-2020
  • Basic Statistic Per-person healthcare costs due to alcohol use in Canada 2007-2020
  • Premium Statistic Per-person annual costs attributable to alcohol use in Canada 2007-2020
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